unrepentant
adjective
un·re·pen·tant
ˌən-ri-ˈpen-tᵊnt 
1
: not feeling or exhibiting shame or remorse : not repentant
an unrepentant sinner
2
: feeling or showing no inclination to change : unapologetic
He was an unrepentant eccentric and flamboyant dresser.—
David Sweetman
David Sweetman
unrepentantly
adverb
… plays the part of patient vegetarian whenever her unrepentantly carnivorous brother drops in …
—John Haney
John Haney
Examples of unrepentant in a Sentence
she was unrepentant about getting rid of her ex-roommate's junk
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Her memoir's first chapter finds her as a teenager inebriated outside an Arizona nightclub, already standing at a metaphorical crossroads between herself and her unrepentant desires to achieve her most heartfelt desires as professional goals.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The writer becomes an unrepentant co-conspirator in the plot to knock down Spears, one breaking news item at a time.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Anti-doping agencies should, of course, be trying to catch unrepentant cheaters.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
One is the diminished and unrepentant former governor who blames the left for his personal disgrace.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The writer becomes an unrepentant co-conspirator in the plot to knock down Spears, one breaking news item at a time.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Anti-doping agencies should, of course, be trying to catch unrepentant cheaters.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
One is the diminished and unrepentant former governor who blames the left for his personal disgrace.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrepentant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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